Hurricanes
35
Match Complete
Rebels
13
| O. Leger |  | 74 | ||
| A. Aumua |  | 72 | ||
| J. Barrett | | 66 | ||
| W. Goosen | | 65 | ||
| 59 | | C. Magnay | ||
| J. Barrett | | 55 | ||
| J. Savea | | 54 | ||
| 46 | | M. Wells | ||
| J. Barrett | | 24 | ||
| B. Proctor | | 23 | ||
| 22 |  | M. Toomua | ||
| J. Barrett | | 19 | ||
| J. Savea | | 19 |
| 5 | Tries | 2 | ||
| 5 | Conversions | 0 | ||
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | ||
| 0 | Field Goals | 0 |
The Melbourne Rebels will be hoping for better than their opening round horror show when they travel to Wellington to take on the Hurricanes. Stay on top of all the action with live scores right here on The Roar from 5:05pm (AEST).
The Rebels were humiliated last week 50-3 by the Blues in front of their home crowd to kick off the Trans-Tasman competition. Quite simply, anything would be a step up from that 50-3 scoreline.
Interim head coach Kevin Foote has rung the changes for their trip across the ditch, with George Worth replacing Tom Pincus at fullback and captain Matt To’omua switching to centre. Having failed to score a try in the opening round, they will at least want to head home with one under their belts.
The Hurricanes, too, were leaky in their away win over the Waratahs, and a better defence might have made them pay for conceding a whopping 48 points. However, their attack more than made up for it, scoring ten tries as the grass copped a hammering.
Having finished dead last in the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, the ‘Canes will be out to continue to build momentum against the lesser Australian outfits. Anything less than a resounding win here would be disastrous.
Game information
Kick-off: 5:05pm (AEST)
Venue: Sky Stadium, Wellington
Live stream: Stan Sport
Betting: Hurricanes $1.04, Rebels $11 (odds via PlayUp)
Teams
Hurricanes
1. Xavier Numia, 2. Dane Coles (c), 3. Tyrel Lomax, 4. James Blackwell, 5. Scott Scrafton, 6. Reed Prinsep, 7. Du’Plessis Kirifi, 8. Devan Flanders, 9. Jonathan Taumateine, 10. Orbyn Leger, 11. Wes Goosen, 12. Ngani Laumape, 13. Bill Proctor, 14. Julian Savea, 15. Jordie Barrett
Bench: 16. Asafo Aumua, 17. Pouri Rakete-Stones, 18. Alex Fidow, 19. Liam Mitchell, 20. Brayden Iose, 21. Gareth Evans, 22. Cam Roigard, 23. Lolagi Visinia
Rebels
1. Cameron Orr, 2. Jordan Uelese, 3. Cabous Eloff, 4. Rob Leota, 5. Trevor Hosea, 6. Michael Wells, 7. Josh Kemeny, 8. Isi Naisarani, 9. Joe Powell, 10. Carter Gordon, 11. Marika Koroibete, 12. Matt To’omua (c), 13. Campbell Magnay, 14. Andrew Kellaway, 15. George Worth
Bench: 16. James Hanson, 17. Matt Gibbon, 18. Lucio Sordoni, 19. Ross Haylett-Petty, 20. Richard Hardwick, 21. James Tuttle, 22. Stacey Ili, 23. Frank Lomani
Micko
Roar Rookie
That's the point; a game mainly for kiwi expats. The native Victorians aren't really interested at all. And the Rebels juniors are all either kiwis or kids of kiwis. If kiwis stop migrating to Victoria then their whole junior development system stops.
Double Agent
Guest
Their best player was a South African!
Machooka
Roar Guru
:laughing: :laughing:
The Late News
Roar Rookie
Ffs...I usually do don't I Chook man?
Need a 10 and thats not Leger. Love looked good for a young guy so he has a future.
At least 9 teams worth of players Micko. Ive watched some quality club rugby in Melbourne back in the 2012-2015 years and the clubs had good player numbers back then so I'd expect it has grown since then. Lots of expats from rugby nations in Melbourne
Machooka
Roar Guru
Yeah, Late... leave the serious stuff to me mate! :boxing:
The Late News
Roar Rookie
Only rarely mate! I leave the serious stuff to others!
jcmasher
Roar Rookie
Sorry mate I thought you were.
Harry Jones
Expert
DC, it looks a bit like a team of individuals at times, but still, a lot of quality on attack. On D, it shows up the most--the lack of cohesion?
Micko
Roar Rookie
Played by how many though? :stoked:
WEST
Roar Guru
Hopefully he’s looking deeper. Victorian Rugby should be extremely strong? Rugby has been played in Victoria for generations! It has depth. Something very odd going on there? I honestly don’t get it? Victoria has nine teams that play for the Shield in the domestic Premier 1 Division. Something off at the core
Train Without A Station
Roar Guru
They did early season. Defensive line speed and maintain scoreboard pressure by taking the points whenever on offer.
Bobby
Roar Rookie
Toomua seems to have forgotten that he is a rugby player - a well paid one. Seems to have list focus AND form.
WEST
Roar Guru
What’s their strength? I’m not sure they even know? They look rudderless. Lucky the Hurricanes aren’t in great shape or it could have been very ugly
The Late News
Roar Rookie
Thanks for your reply. I wasn't being serious. But that's ok.
Richie
Roar Rookie
Nah our wingers are fine :stoked:
Ace
Guest
Toomua is Koribeites problem not scoring tries.In 2019 MK was killing it. What happened?
Ace
Guest
i keep harping on about it but Toomua is not test match quality. I hope Rennie actually watches how poor he has been this year.
Train Without A Station
Roar Guru
The Rebels need to stand for something as a team. They seemed to at the beginning of the season and since they returned to Melbourne after the first few games in the road they have been completely lost about how they want to play as a team. Trying to be what they aren’t and avoiding just playing to their strengths.